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chiefly British
: a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
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Use the stainless steel tongs with scalloped heat-resistant silicone tips to do everything from tossing pasta salad to turning veggies on a hot skillet.
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Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
Cook sausage: Cook sausage and garlic in hot oil in a large skillet until sausage is no longer pink.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
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Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
Cook sausage: Cook sausage and garlic in hot oil in a large skillet until sausage is no longer pink.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for skillet
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“Skillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillet. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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skillet
noun
skil·let
ˈskil-ət 
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